The Puxico R-VIII Board of Education will accept declarations of candidacy from any person interested in running for two (2) open positions (3 year term per position), on the School Board in the April 8, 2025 election.

Declaration of Candidacy forms may be obtained from and filed with the Superintendent’s Office located at 481 N. Bedford St. Puxico, MO. 

Interested persons must meet all legal requirements for candidates in School Board elections, including the following:

The qualifications for school board candidacy include:

• A Citizen of the United States of America.

• A resident tax-payer of the Puxico R-VIII School District

• Must have resided in Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year preceding the election

• Must be at least twenty-four years old

• Not delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes or real property taxes on their place of residence

• Have not been found guilty of nor pled guilty to a felony under the federal laws of the United States of America or to a felony under Missouri law or an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in Missouri

• Not be registered or required to be registered as a sex offender under Missouri law

• Have filed all required campaign disclosure reports for all previous elections in which they were candidates and have paid all fees assessed against them by the Missouri Ethics Commission, if applicable.

Filing will begin on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 8:00 am and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 p.m.  The office will be closed daily from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.

Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on the days that the school district’s central office is closed due to inclement weather or holidays.

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE will be closed on the following dates:

December 23, 2024 through January 1, 2025.

Office will open at 4:00 pm on December 31, 2024 and filing will end on that date at 5:00 pm.

PLEASE NOTE:  NOTARY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON LAST DAY OF FILING

If you have any questions, you may call 573-222-3762.

Qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in the order of filing.

The regular meeting of the Puxico R-8 School Board of Education will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 in the Board Room at the Central Administrative Building on the Puxico campus.

AGENDA  (Open Session)

1.  Routine Business

     a.  Call to order

 b.  Approve minutes of the regular meeting on 10/10/24  

     c.  Approve the payment of bills/financial reports

     d.  Adopt Agenda

2.  Reports

     a.   MSIP/CSIP Update     d.   High School Report

     b.   Elementary Report                     e.   District Report

     c.   Junior High School Report

3.  Old Business

4.  New Business

    a.   Audit Report

    b.   Set date for Honors Banquet    

    c.   Set Summer School Dates

    d.   Approve opening and closing dates to file as school board director

    e.   Approve to elect two (2) directors in the 04/08/2025 election 

EXECUTIVE   SESSION  (Closed Session)

1. RSMo.610.021, Section 3, hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion of personnel
2. RSMo.610.021, Section 6 and 7, scholastic probation, expulsion, or graduation of identifiable individuals, testing and examination materials.

     c.    RSMo.610.021, legal actions, causes of action, or litigation involving a public governmental entity

     d.   RSMo.610.021 Section 18 operational guidelines, policies and specific response plans developed, adopted or 

           maintained by any public agency responsible for law enforcement, public safety

     e.   Discuss real estate